{"id":42386,"date":"2023-08-27T17:11:39","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T17:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/baldurs-gate-3-early-review-modern-fantasy\/"},"modified":"2023-08-27T17:11:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T17:11:39","slug":"baldurs-gate-3-early-review-modern-fantasy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/tech\/baldurs-gate-3-early-review-modern-fantasy\/","title":{"rendered":"Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 early review: Modern fantasy"},"content":{"rendered":"

First, the basics. Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 is a Dungeons & Dragons game through and through, but you don\u2019t need to be familiar with that world or those systems to enjoy it. It\u2019s a dense roleplaying adventure that alternates between an old-school isometric view and close-up, voice-acted cut scenes, offering players a world of choice through complex cascades of cause and effect. If some roleplaying video games throw you into the deep end of the swimming pool with their ethical dilemmas, Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 pushes you into the Mariana Trench, hands bound, and tosses a pocket knife in after you. And I mean that in the best way possible. The game offers a fascinating slice of one of D&D\u2019s major settings, the Forgotten Realms, introducing you to gods, monsters and space-faring alien civilizations in a way that\u2019s much more compelling than your average black and white good vs. evil fantasy retelling. No matter what you set out to do, you\u2019ll make Faustian bargains wrapped in Sophie\u2019s choices \u2014 and given the complexity and layered world, no two playthroughs are the same. If any of that sounds even remotely compelling, this is a game for you. Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 follows Baldur\u2019s Gate 2, one of the best-loved RPGs of all-time \u2014 and one that was released over two decades ago. Ghent, Belgium-based developer Larian Studios was tapped to craft the sequel, which at the time was incredible news for anyone familiar with… Click below to read the full story from TechCrunch
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First, the basics. Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 is a Dungeons & Dragons game through and through, but you don\u2019t need to be familiar with that world or those systems to enjoy it. 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